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By Brian Leahy, Oct 19, 2010 5:00pm PDT While dealing with an awful bout of medication-induced insomnia this weekend, I managed to play a bit of Game Dev Story and StarCraft II.

In Game Dev Story, my company "Proxy Rax" has been leading the sales charts for 6 years straight with two number-one debuts a year. I still haven't won the coveted Game of the Year award nor have I built my own console. My development cycle is quite efficient with a sequel releasing at the beginning of the year, contract work while it is on sale, and finally a new IP for the end of the year.

In StarCraft II, I've made my switch from Protoss to Zerg along with a (wanted) demotion from Diamond to Platinum. The skill of most Diamond players has eclipsed beyond me--I still think they need a league above Diamond--but I'm having much more enjoyable matches now that I've bombed my invisible skill rating. Overall, I'm enjoying Zerg a lot more than Protoss, especially after the latest patch. I'll be writing a bit more about my transition in the comments.

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I just watched this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tobGvjez9x0

lol 'til you cry.

Oct 19, 2010 9:02pm PDT

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I just watched this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tobGvjez9x0 lol 'til you cry. : jessipoo
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  I'll take me some of that 1:27. : greasyjohn
  - word : RogerDandy
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  So is this movie making fun of these guys or is it actually an unbiased look into the LARP world? Cause ... : kill9
  - just seems lame in general : davislovestacobell
  - I don't think it was making fun of them at all. I know a couple ridiculous D&D/LARP fellows and wouldn't ... : jessipoo
  - it seems more like a king of kong type thing where it definitely paints the whole thing as ridiculous, bu... : DeBurgo
- added to the netflix queue. : j0nchan
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  have you seen Darkon? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BHWfXd9Ky8 : EvilDolemite
  - Or The Dungeon Masters? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJpc0lsdaZ4 : cerealSAM2
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  You know, if they did something like join ARMA and take up practicing Western martial arts, they could fi... : wozzeck
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    Larps are huge fuck fests for a lot of people. Like anything where a bunch of like minded people meet up.
    
    Oct 19, 2010 10:43pm PDT
    
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    Larps are huge fuck fests for a lot of people. Like anything where a bunch of like minded people meet up. : ZombieAcademy
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      Okay, sex with - recognizable, possibly attractive - humans. : wozzeck
      
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      There are attractive girls who larp, but they usually have pretty low self esteem and like the whole "que... : ZombieAcademy
      
      I live near Myrtle Beach. Don't talk to me about HDLARPers... : wozzeck
      
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      ? attracitve ? low self esteem Sign me up to larp. : anhero
      
      Just bring your rubber of +5 resistance to gonosyphilaids. : ZombieAcademy
    - Yea, it pretty much is. I did a bit of LARPing in high school due to my friend and I having a common inte... : Finchypoo
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  Looked like a point and laugh documentary/mocumentary. We could make one for every sub culture or cliques... : Dr_Cube
  - A shackers documentary would be NC-17. : greasyjohn
  - The shack one already exists. http://www.fanpop.com/spots/viral-videos/videos/299/title/fear-girls-d-d... : KxRook
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  Whatever. They could be getting together and doing a lot fucking worse for the world. : cetra00
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    my assessment as well : Megara9
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      LARPing is a gateway drug. Today you're experimenting with being a death-moth, tomorrow you're a panda be... : wozzeck
      
      how is this not healthy? : Megara9
- You nerds should be the last people laughing at these guys. : Rodeoclash
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  still my favorite LARP video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjj3b1mcjpE : gyokuro
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    I dont. I mean they publicly engage in these acts which they know is open to ridicule and they dont care,... : VegasX
    - And before anyone jumps on my nuts, I had a few room mates for a couple of years that were into LARP. ... : VegasX
- You know, I always end up feeling a bit guilty ridiculing the LARPers. I imagine non-gamers look at peop... : barcibus
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  Why is LARPing always based in the realm of fantasy and dragons and wizards and assholes with shitty brit... : haiku
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    http://hallert.net/mech/completedmech1.jpg I dunno man... : Cubictoast
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      Actually that's pretty cool that he made that for his kid as a Halloween costume. http://hallert.net/m... : Cubictoast
      
      This one is sick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3uVEET0sKs Watching this one turn around is so ... : IHATEDUST
  - MIRV barrage, MIRV barrage!! : ArB
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    I keep thinking that with the creativity that these people have, they could really make this so much cool... : IHATEDUST
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      Why do you assume they have creativity? They drown themselves in predictable archetypes and unimaginative... : wozzeck
      
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      Ok, ok, perhaps instead of creativity they possess a large amount of dedication to the source material, a... : IHATEDUST
      
      For some reason this made me think "NASCAR LARP". Now there are some dedicated fans. Whom I would like... : wozzeck
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    You could say Airsoft users are modern warfare LARPers. : Nighteyes
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      Yeah, and only the assholes deny it. I don't deny it: I'm an airsoft LARPer. Vietnam and WWII, mostly. : Enkidu
      
      I think half the fun is getting dressed up like a special forces soldier or even as a terrorist and have ... : Nighteyes
- It's all fun and games until someone brings a real sword to these things. Wall at least they get some exe... : Snipergen
- The Amazing Dream Moth! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-BU_yT1hSA&feature=related : Sole.exe
- This one looks more sympathetic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BHWfXd9Ky8 : 60days
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  Nothing there made me lol, mate. *crickets* : Lukiopimp
  - yeah i loved LOLing at the woman in the wheelchair! yay! lets make fun of things that make people happy! : gyokuro
  - I laughed at the chubby dude "I eat your mine 1, I eat your mind 2..." and two dudes come out of nowhere ... : VegasX
- lol fail LARP: http://larpmission.org : IHATEDUST
- Doesn't look very compelling. : soggybagel
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  Now this actually made me lol. Some douchey kids interrupt a larping session, funny thing is the only per... : VegasX
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    Now who looks stupid? : BlackCat9
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      Everyone. : soggybagel
      
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      I really do hope aliens land upon such a scene when making a general planetary survey...it sums up just a... : PlanetPerfecto
      
      "beam me up, scotty -- there's no intelligent life down here." : skryte
- I had a friend who would go to one of the weekend LARP festivals in London with the intent of breaking th... : BlackCat9
- I eat your mind 1... I eat your mind 2... LMFAO! : Wolfanoz

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